Sunday, December 31, 2023

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - DECEMBER 2023 EPISODES...

 
DECEMBER PODCASTS WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN!!!

Hello beasties!

This time on the blog we'll be looking at the episodes of the podcast released during December 2023...

First up, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paul's NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! poetry/prose collection!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 687:
NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! (10TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL!)

Here we are for episode 687! In which Paul celebrates 10 years of his poetry and prose collection - NOT AS SHY AS I WAS! Our next episode, #688 sees Paul and some of the gang heading to Vegas for a Kylie concert... although it's not QUITE as one might have expected! Not that a certain person even seems to notice because he's so excited! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. This episode was recorded between the 21st March and the 23rd April 2023.

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:

Poetry and prose from NOT AS SHY AS I WAS that feature in this episode include:

ANOTHER YETI POEM
AUNTIE ASTRID IN GERMANY
AUTUMN'S COMING
THE BALLAD OF DEAD-EYED BOB
THE BEAST OF FRIENDS
BEE-SOTTED
BRITISH SUMMER-TIME IS HERE!
COME FOR TEA
COMING UNRAVELLED
DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM
DRUNK ELK
AN ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
EVIL IVY
FROM WHERE I STAND...
GOTH'S DAY OFF...
HELLO! HELLO! I'M HALLOWEEN!
A HUGE DECISION!
I'M SICK... (BUT DO I WANNA BE CURED?)
I'M A JELLY FISH!
I CLEANED OUT MY DIRTY MIND (BUT IT'S STILL FILTHY!)
I LOST MY HEART TO A CORNISH PASTY!
JACK FROST'S CHILLI DIET!
THE MAN-EATER OF SURREY GREEN!
THE MELTING SNOWMAN
MINE OWN MINOTAUR
MISTER MOSQUITO
NATIONAL TREASURE
A NICE HOT BATH
NOT AS SHY AS I WAS
PATIENCE IS THE KEY
SHAVING WEREWOLVES
SOMETHING'S UP WITH ROCKY LOBSTER
THE TRUTH ABOUT CAKE...
A WAKE-UP CALL
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST
WE'RE ALL JUST BRAINS!
THE WORLD'S BEST WORSTEST DANCER
A YETI IN A HAT

ENCORE

THE WORLD IS FULL OF BULLIES
ZOMBIE FLICKS ARE THE NEW ROM-COM
A YOUNG HEAD ON OLD SHOULDERS
YOUR CAKE-ADDLED MIND!


Next up, Paul and some of the gang head to Vegas to see Kylie in concert... only... it's not exactly the Kylie that they were expecting!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 688:
SHY YETI RETURNS TO VEGAS! 
(HE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - LUCKY, LUCKY, LUCKY!)

Here we are for episode 688! In which Shy Yeti goes to Vegas to see Kylie live... kinda. He should be so lucky! Toppie Smellie joins Paul and the gang and even has a story of his own to relate about finally meeting Ozzy beak-to-beak in quite bizarre circumstances. We also have extra material as Mateusz attempts to play Fortnite with Yeti Uncle John and Bettina! Thank you to our special guests this time - Jay The Hauntcub, Adam From Foul Monkeys, DarthGrizzly (Mateusz) and of course, Toppie Smellie! Our next episode, #689 sees the two Paul's heading for a special dinner, whilst Reginald has his school reunion to contend with! Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Luca, Harry F, Muffleyontour and www.fesliyanstudios.com. This edition also features a new tune by Muffley called REST which can be heard around the hour mark. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 688 was recorded between the 29th October and 1st December 2023, with an extra recording made on the 23rd September not originally intended for this show. The Fortnite games with Mateusz were recorded on the 17th November 2023.

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link: 


Next up, as Paul and Paul head for a belated birthday dinner - Reginald Pipes heads nervously for his school reunion... what alarming situations will he encounter there!?

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 689:
REGINALD PIPES' SCARY SCHOOL REUNION... 

Here we are for episode 689! In which Paul and Paul From School go for a belated birthday dinner at one of their favourite restaurants in London, whilst Reginald begrudgingly attends an old school reunion where many secrets are about to be revealed! This edition also features a new tune by Muffleyontour called TWINKLE2. Thanks to our special guests this time, Paul From School and DarthGrizzly who features in a cameo role!! Our next episode, #690 sees us receiving some gifts from a friend of the show - plus we even get to catch up with our ghostly friends Douglas and Boo, with a surprise twist in the tale! Please join us if you can! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 689 was recorded between the 5th and the 30th of November 2023... 

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:

689: THE SHY LIFE PODCAST: THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 689: REGINALD PIPES' SCARY SCHOOL REUNION... (libsyn.com)

Next up, we receive some gifts from Italy and Douglas receives news from his old friend, Boo...

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 690:
GIANLUCA'S VERY-MANY EXCITING CHRISTMAS GIFTS!

Here we are for episode 690! A little Christmas extra before our big season finale... In which Gianluca sends the team Christmas presents... but shockingly they go missing! Also could Douglas be about to get a big Christmas surprise!? We also hear from a number of special guests this episodes and along with some season grumbling with Martin Holmes from Vision On Sound we also have two new musical compositions by Muffleyontour - one is entitled BLINK (at around the 21 minute mark) and the other is called BURBLE (at around the 1 hr 02 minute mark)! Our next show, #691 sees our season finale episode of 2023, not including our two end of year review editions... and this time we're heading to another dimension to finally attempt to rescue our poor alien friend, Ikk! Please email us  at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Muffleyontour, Harry F and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 690 was recorded between the 16th November and the 20th December 2023, with the Martin grumbling recorded on the 14th November 2023. 

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:


Next up, Paul finally decides that it time to go and rescue Ikk - and drags Toppie Smellie into his plans!

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 691:
SHY YETI AND THE GREAT IKK RESCUE ATTEMPT!

Here we are for episode 691! In which Paul locates Ikk and drags Toppie off to the Alternate Dimension as part of a bargaining chip to get Ikk back... but can the Alternate Dimension Paul and Toppie be trusted!? To keep us going during our journey to another time and place we also have a number of chats with previous guests of the show - Levi, Paul From School and Martin Holmes, recorded earlier in the year; there are also 4 poems: BEARS AREN'T MEANT TO BE BALLERINAS, THE BLACK-EYED GROWL, A FLEA TEA PARTY and WHY DON'T DRAGONS CLEAN THEIR TEETH - all from the SHY YETI GOES WILD compilation from 2012! Thank you to all my guests this edition and also once again to the many guests who have joined me this year! Our next episode, #692 sees us looking back at the SLP episodes released over the first 6 months of 2023. Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other episode content is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. The main recording session for episode 691 was made on the 10th June 2023, with Cuthbert's links recorded between the 23rd and 27th December 2023. Our additional recordings were made as follows: Levi's chats recorded between the 26th September and the 6th of December 2023, Paul from School's recordings made between the 27th September and the 7th December 2023 and last but not least, Martin Holme's recordings made on the 14th November 2023.

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:


Next up, we look back at the episodes that we released between January and June 2023...

THE SHY LIFE PODCAST - 692:
SHY YETI'S REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2023 - PART ONE

Here we are for episode 692! In which Paul and the gang look back over some of their favourite episodes of the first half of 2023! Thank you also to my very special guest, Levi - who joins us for this very special edition! Our next show - the first of the new year, #693 sees us looking back at all the many episodes that we released during the second half of 2023. Do join us! Email us at shyyeti@yahoo.co.uk if you have any comments - you can even send me a sound-file and I'll include it. The music is by Shy Yeti, Harry F, Muffleyontour and Luca. Sound effects by Paul C and Soundbible. All other content of this episode is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2023. Episode 692 was recorded between the 26th and 27th September 2023, with clips from episodes released in the first six months of 2023.

This episode can be downloaded on iTunes, Acast, Podbean and also from Soundcloud at the following link:



Shy Yeti and Deeley drawing by Owen Oakley, Copyright Owen Oakley, 2023!

More Shy Life Podcast Merch on Redbubble:

Shy Life Podcast - 2022 Logo Merch: 

There's plenty more on there and we'll be updating with the 2023/2024 logos very soon!

That's all for now...

Take care - more soon,

Yeti hugs,

Paul (aka Shy Yeti) xx

SHY LIFE PODCAST SHOWS...
COMING SOON!!

January is here now and we have lots of new episodes in the pipe-line! Our schedule list does tend to change every time I post, but right about now this is a pretty good guide to the episodes that we are hoping to release over the next few months; anyway - take a look at what else we have in store...

January 2024

695. Shy Yeti's Review Of The Year 2023 - Part Two

In which Paul and Levi look back over the episodes of the show released in the second half of 2023.

694. Goodbye 2023! Hello 2024... With The Chatterbox Gang!

In which Mr Yeti and the Chatterbox gang enter 2024 cautiously; wondering what might be in store! 

695. Ikk's Oh-So Frozen Visitors List!

In which the gang visit Ikk whilst he is in suspended animation - but things do not go quite as planned!

696. YUJ And The Rather Bitey Snail!

In which YUJ gets bitten by a snail and all manner of trauma occurs as a result! There is also more Sutton Park adventures to share!

697. Paul And Leigh Tackle The Big Hits Of 2001!

In which Paul and Leigh return to tackle some of the big tunes of 2001!

698. Ikk Gets A Visitor!

In which Ikk gets a visitor and the talk of the town concerns Phoenixes... which could lead to danger!

699. In Which Deeley Gets His Say...

In which Deeley gets to talk directly to the listeners and tells us what he really thinks!

700. Reginald Faces His Nemesis!

In which rumours of a death to come are voiced whilst Reginald finally faces his nemesis in a watery location and we finally learn how he is connected to Wilson Comet...

701. John, I'm Only Rhyming... And Other Gossip!

In which Mr Yeti catches up with his old Poetry pal in crime, John Smallshaw for a bit of a natter and some poems from Paul's PIECES OF SHY YETI collection!

702. Nick, Toppie And The Obscure TV Chat!

In which Paul is joined by Nick and Toppie to discuss some obscure TV shows from the past!

February 2024 And Beyond...

703. Uncle Warren And The Big Blue Pills For Gentlemen!

In which Uncle Warren is back to talk TV and Yeti Uncle John has some nice blue pills to sell!

704. Paul And Martin's 5th 70s Musical Chit-Chat!

In which Paul and Martin discuss some more of the big and little stars of 1978! It's a chatter-fest!

705. Bettina Du Pres's Matchmaking Mischief! (Valentine's Day 2024!)

Bettina is very keen to match-make a number of couples associated with the podcast - but will she have any luck and could things even take a sinister turn?

706. Scraffy The Robot Teddy Bear!

In which we get to meet Scraffy The Robot Teddy Bear in more detail... but can Paul's new friend be trusted?

707. Dreams Of Shy Yeti's School Days!

In which Shy Yeti finds himself having dreams of his school days... it's really all quite bizarre!

708. The Mysterious Arrival Of Alabaster Gutmunch!

In which Paul is excited by the arrival of a mysterious visitor named Alabaster Gutmunch - but who is he really!?

709. Yeti Uncle John And The Bear Riders!

In which Yeti Uncle John confesses that he was once part of a super hero group called The Bear Riders which may or may not have been the influence for The Power Rangers!!

710. The Return Of Voices From The Tape Department!

In which Paul shares some voices from the past from some recently unearthed audio tapes...

711. Paul And Martin Hit The Late 70s!

In which Paul and Martin have a 6th chat about the 70s as they reach 1979 and find out who was big!

712. Yet Another Random Episode With Paul and Nick!

In which Paul and Nick get random all over again!

713. The Return Of The Rather Bitey Snail!

In which the gang catch up with what happened to the rather bitey snail - and even learn it's name!

713. FOUND!! Lost Gems From The Yeti Archives!

In which Paul and Nick discuss lost tapes from the Yeti archives which have recently been uncovered!

714. Paul And Martin Enter The 1980s!

In which Paul and Martin have a 7th chat about music - moving from 1979 into 1980!

715. Shy Yeti's Night Of Gaming...

Paul tries to have an old-fashioned night of games - but it doesn't all quite go to plan...

716. A Very Grumpy Episode Indeed!!

In which we allow Paul and Martin to have a whole episode in which to get grumpy in! We also explore some the world of AI... Kind of...

717. A Kidnapping In Space!

In which a distress message from space leads to further mystery when the identity of kidnap victim appears to be quite a different face... but why??

718. The Unruly Avenger!

Paul unearths a story that he wrote 30 years ago and shares it with the listeners...

719. A Collection Of Nick And Paul Chats!

Mr Yeti collects together a number of chats on TV, Youtube and their video collections which were recorded back during lockdown but which have not previously been released! We also have more from Paul's 1990 diary!


### Additionally:

The following episodes are ones that I have been considering to record for some time - although there are a lot more in the planning stage that may be recorded first! There are also vague possibilities that characters from the early days such as Ethel The Landlady and Gordon The Cryptkeeper might return.

### Another Trip Back To 2020!

This episode is already partially recorded!
Paul shares some of the previously unheard chats with some of his guests about the episodes released during 2020.

### Shy Yeti's Miscellaneous Poetting!

Cuthbert goes back into the archives to explore more select nuggets from some of Paul's poetry videos!

### Haunt-cub And The Virtual Reality Dinosaur! 

Jay comes visiting once again with Aragog - who is ready to do another quiz. Meanwhile Cromitty has completed Jay's virtual reality dinosaur, but is still a little jealous of how Jay and Yeti Uncle John continually flirt!

### Nick And Paul's TV Chat! (A Flashback To September 2020!) 

This episode is already partially recorded!
This time we're looking back a few months to September 2020 - to see how then compares with now. Nick and Paul chat about some recently watched TV and also about their friends - with a few clips from Sutton Park to stir it all around! 

### A Trip Back To Mister Yeti's 30th Birthday!

This episode is already partially recorded!
On the eve of his 49th birthday Ikk takes Paul back to a party from 2003 where Paul was surprised soon after he turned 30! 

### Toppie And Yeti On Round The Archives - 2!

This episode is already partially recorded!
This episode we're cheating a bit and sharing some old Round The Archives articles that Paul and Toppie worked on in the hope that if you've not heard them then maybe you'll try out RTA itself! 

We also have this episode which - for the time being - will only be released if the show needs to end:

### The Second Last Shy Life Podcast Episode

This is our second attempt at a final episode of The Shy Life Podcast... Might it be real this time!? It was recorded back in April 2022 and will remain in the archives for a good while yet!

### The Third Last Shy Life Podcast Episode

This is our third attempt at a final episode of The Shy Life Podcast... Might it be real this time!? It was recorded back in November 2023 and will remain in the archives for a good while yet!

These ones have been started but may never be completed because so much time has passed...

### The Curse Of The Halloween Machine!

Mysterious things are going on as the Halloween Machine is re-activated...

### You'd Be A Fool To Ban Easter!

This episode is sort of April Fool and Easter-related! 
(This show was postponed and is currently incomplete either released next year or as a lost episode.)

### The Lost Tapes Of Dameus The Interviewer

August Evans stumbles over some lost interview tapes of himself as Dameus interviewing podcasting celebrities - might it bring back his past or affect him in a quite unexpected way!?!

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